COMLEX Level 1 Assessment 1,2 LATEST VERSION [QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS] WITH PRACTICE EXAM DETAILED AND VERIFIED FOR
GUARANTEED PASS- LATEST UPDATE 2025 GRADED A
Spirochetes on CSF - CORRECT ANSWER neurosyphilis caused by treponema
pallidum
Trypomastigotes on blood smear, travel to africa - CORRECT ANSWER African
trypanosomiasis, caused by Trypanosoma brucei gambiense, or T. brucei rhodesiense.
Parasite infects the blood stream thru bite of the tsetse fly and travels to the brain.
African sleeping sickness
Adult presenting with Pain/blood on urination, bilateral kidney growths, anemia,
increased BUN and Cr - CORRECT ANSWER autosomal dom polycystic kidney
disease
Most common risk factor for renal cell carcinoma? - CORRECT ANSWER smoking
Respiratory symptoms, kidney symptoms, blood in the urine with fever and weightloss -
CORRECT ANSWER Wegners granulomatosis
Lab findings of Wegners granulomatosis? - CORRECT ANSWER C-ANCA and
immune complex depositions in renal vessels
Which presentation of polycystic kidney disease will present earlier in life? - CORRECT
ANSWER auto recessive
(Auto dom presents later)
What other major health problem do polycystic kidney disease have? - CORRECT
ANSWER berry annuryism leading to subarachnoid hemorrhage
Early, wide QRS complexes associated with palpitations but otherwise asymp -
CORRECT ANSWER PVCs common in young males. usually benign but can give
betablocker
What is CROUP also known as? - CORRECT ANSWER laryngotracheobronchitis
What type of stridor will kids with croup have? - CORRECT ANSWER insp
, What type of stridor will foreign body in airway have? - CORRECT ANSWER insp
and exp
Permanent dilation of the small and medium bronchi because of the decreased elastic
tissue in the bronchi - CORRECT ANSWER bronchiectasis
MC cause of laryngotracheobronchitis? - CORRECT ANSWER parainfluenza virus
type 1
Cause of the common cause? - CORRECT ANSWER coronavirus
what coronavirus can be life-threatening and cause interstitual PNA with high fever? -
CORRECT ANSWER SARS-coronavirus
Common infection in CF pts or ventalator associated? - CORRECT ANSWER
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Assembly line and navy history - CORRECT ANSWER asbestosis
iron and protein coated fibers - CORRECT ANSWER asbetosis (Ferriginous
bodies). Common ampibole fibers are more pathogenic since they are not cleared
quickly by the lung
Fibers responsible for development of asbestosis? - CORRECT ANSWER
amphibole fibers
fibers cleared quickly from the lung and not as amphibole counterparts in asbestosis? -
CORRECT ANSWER serpentine fibers
Carcinoma associated with asbestos exposure? - CORRECT ANSWER primary
bronchogenic carcinoma
Treatment forClonorchis sinesis? - CORRECT ANSWER Praziquantel
liver fluke, common in asia, abdominal pain, ND, ingestion of cysts in fish, eggs in stool
- CORRECT ANSWER Clonorchis sinensis
anti-helmintic used to treat filariasis caused by roundworms? - CORRECT ANSWER
Diethylcarbamazine- inhibits arachidonic acid metabolism of microfilaria. Brugia malayi,
Loa Loa, wucheria bancrofit
Tx for chagas disease (trapansoa cruzi) - CORRECT ANSWER Nifurtimox-
interferes with reduction-oxidation reaction with molecular oxygen
ANSWERS] WITH PRACTICE EXAM DETAILED AND VERIFIED FOR
GUARANTEED PASS- LATEST UPDATE 2025 GRADED A
Spirochetes on CSF - CORRECT ANSWER neurosyphilis caused by treponema
pallidum
Trypomastigotes on blood smear, travel to africa - CORRECT ANSWER African
trypanosomiasis, caused by Trypanosoma brucei gambiense, or T. brucei rhodesiense.
Parasite infects the blood stream thru bite of the tsetse fly and travels to the brain.
African sleeping sickness
Adult presenting with Pain/blood on urination, bilateral kidney growths, anemia,
increased BUN and Cr - CORRECT ANSWER autosomal dom polycystic kidney
disease
Most common risk factor for renal cell carcinoma? - CORRECT ANSWER smoking
Respiratory symptoms, kidney symptoms, blood in the urine with fever and weightloss -
CORRECT ANSWER Wegners granulomatosis
Lab findings of Wegners granulomatosis? - CORRECT ANSWER C-ANCA and
immune complex depositions in renal vessels
Which presentation of polycystic kidney disease will present earlier in life? - CORRECT
ANSWER auto recessive
(Auto dom presents later)
What other major health problem do polycystic kidney disease have? - CORRECT
ANSWER berry annuryism leading to subarachnoid hemorrhage
Early, wide QRS complexes associated with palpitations but otherwise asymp -
CORRECT ANSWER PVCs common in young males. usually benign but can give
betablocker
What is CROUP also known as? - CORRECT ANSWER laryngotracheobronchitis
What type of stridor will kids with croup have? - CORRECT ANSWER insp
, What type of stridor will foreign body in airway have? - CORRECT ANSWER insp
and exp
Permanent dilation of the small and medium bronchi because of the decreased elastic
tissue in the bronchi - CORRECT ANSWER bronchiectasis
MC cause of laryngotracheobronchitis? - CORRECT ANSWER parainfluenza virus
type 1
Cause of the common cause? - CORRECT ANSWER coronavirus
what coronavirus can be life-threatening and cause interstitual PNA with high fever? -
CORRECT ANSWER SARS-coronavirus
Common infection in CF pts or ventalator associated? - CORRECT ANSWER
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Assembly line and navy history - CORRECT ANSWER asbestosis
iron and protein coated fibers - CORRECT ANSWER asbetosis (Ferriginous
bodies). Common ampibole fibers are more pathogenic since they are not cleared
quickly by the lung
Fibers responsible for development of asbestosis? - CORRECT ANSWER
amphibole fibers
fibers cleared quickly from the lung and not as amphibole counterparts in asbestosis? -
CORRECT ANSWER serpentine fibers
Carcinoma associated with asbestos exposure? - CORRECT ANSWER primary
bronchogenic carcinoma
Treatment forClonorchis sinesis? - CORRECT ANSWER Praziquantel
liver fluke, common in asia, abdominal pain, ND, ingestion of cysts in fish, eggs in stool
- CORRECT ANSWER Clonorchis sinensis
anti-helmintic used to treat filariasis caused by roundworms? - CORRECT ANSWER
Diethylcarbamazine- inhibits arachidonic acid metabolism of microfilaria. Brugia malayi,
Loa Loa, wucheria bancrofit
Tx for chagas disease (trapansoa cruzi) - CORRECT ANSWER Nifurtimox-
interferes with reduction-oxidation reaction with molecular oxygen
